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hammam No. 75,954, amsmath 24.', 186s.

IMPnovsD BARREL-Tanon.

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Be it known that I, AVF. M-cnEY, of Greenbush,`inthe county of Warren, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and usefulmaehine'for movingfbarrels from place to place. irl-shipping', or in stores, ivarehc'ses,

l dto., called a 'Barrel-Truck; and-Ido hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exactdescription of under th-e'barrel-,` and are' ciirved B'Iat the lower endofthe fram the construetion'and operatin ofthe same, reference boing had to the annexed draw-ings, inakinsg` a part oi this specification, in wlicli+ l "Figure .1' is a perspective view,an'd

i Figure '2 a sectional -riewofpne'of the hooksfor holders. .Y

The nature of my invention consists in providing-a truck of suitable shape for convenience in loading, and, wheels for 'ease-in moving, with` suitable-andiconrenient Aapparatus for holdingbarrels in positiorn 1 Toenableothersskilled artto maliennd use my invention, I proceed tothe following fuller description.'

Y' Similar letters of referencevrefei to like parts.

The bars A-A ,'g. '1, represent? the sdesdof.v a `rectangular fratrie, provided with arhandle, B, at the rear' endfor convenience-'in=usin`g, Thecrcss-,p'ecesB B are for the 'purpose of stayin'gvand supporting the pieces A1A. t The side-pieces A 'A iarec dandsharpened-'at the loiverfend,'in.order ,that they may be easily slid li-alt the u pper end, for greater, convenience in' handlingn The cross-piece carrieson each end, and inside of theframefpie'ees AA, a wheel, zz.' The cross-pieces -B-B' areenr'edslightly, that thebarrei may'ftnug'iy ylienplacedflongitudinally, and `the side- .pieces .'A. are eurved, in order that' the-barrel may 'iitwhenplaced laterally onthe truck 0,'ig. y1, represents a'sliding'kuu'ekle on the side-pleces' A. -These knuckles are adjustable 'by means of the vholes P-P P, the'lever and spring S, the `lever also carrying and operatinglthe boltN, by means of which the knuckle is held firmly inposition as the bolt entersthe holes P The cross-piece S is lpivoted inv-holes on I frame A, constrileted substantially as described vand for the4 purpose set forth'.

the inner side of thel'knuekles C To this cross-piece are attached the hooks or holders 4W W, for holding the barrel Vwhen laterally on the truck. Thleselhooks are extended (back of thev cross-piece S, andcarry'fon their y tifear end the handle R, bymeansbf which they areoperated. VThe cross`pieee S may betaken oli-tof the slides* :C by waytof theslots-E, `leading-l .,totheir bearing-place,A and the'de'vice, iig, 2, inserted `instendy'by using the extended ends,ofstheoross-pie'ce.S, iig. 2', forjoui-nals. The 4eross-piecesrS S in either hooking-attachment arei held in postionihy' means of the wedge K, which again is held firm by the pin H.

VZV', g.' @represent the side-pieces of the hooking-attachment, used when barrels are laidvlongitudinally y onA the truck'. The side-pieeesV- V are'curved .in a suitable manner to catch and holdsec-nrely tol-the chiie of he barrel, and the cross-piece S4 is extended to-form journals oq the' end, while the rosswiece R is usadas handle'for operating;

l[Ilfl'ie'mannerI off-operating isrdeemed sufficiently plain'ivithout particulardescription. By raisingthe upper end suficient to throw the pointsl l on the door', they rn'a'y be easily inserted beneath a barrel; then,tin case the' barrel is longitudinal on- Vthetxuek,` the device, fig,`2, is used; Aandoin caseof handling barrels' iaternllyon it, the other hooks areused..4 In either casethe position of the hooks may b adjusted to'a'nysized barrel or keg-s, by meansof-the slides() CL By throwing theftruck `up at the handle-end, the weighf may be balanced and Vsupported ou the vwheels z 2, and easily moved 'from place to place., i

What'I' claim-as my invention, and desire'to secure by Letters-Patent, is 1. Theslides C, in, combination-with the truck-frame, containing holes P P P, constructed substantially as described and arranged, vand for thetpurpose set forth. i i

' .2 The hooks V V and W W, construeted as desribe'd, and 'in combination'with the'slides C C andl truck- Witnesses:

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